IR Verdict: Mystery novelist Delia C. Pitts is masterful at building character, setting, tension, and plot twists and PRACTICE THE JEALOUS ARTS is a masterful sequel to the first book in her Ross Agency Series.

SHACKLED: A Journey from Political Imprisonment to Freedom by Adam Siddiq

IR Verdict: At times eloquent, at time pulsating with action, AGENTS OF CHANGE is a thought-provoking contemplation on America’s ultimate dystopia and perhaps worst fear–a reckless state largely unhinged from science and rational thought.